Commonwealth champion Odunayo Adekuoroye has lost the final of 55kg freestyle event at the World Wrestling Championships in Paris, France.
The Ondo-born wrestling sensation lost to Japan’s Haruna OKUNO 5-4 in a keenly contested bout to settle for the silver medal.
55kg Gold: Haruna OKUNO (JPN) vs. Odunayo ADEKUOROYE (NGR) https://t.co/OYl8RjtsrF #Lutte2017 pic.twitter.com/o5H9MXp9R1
— World Wrestling (@wrestling) August 23, 2017
Adekuoroye, who became the first Nigerian to reach the World Wrestling Championships final, won bronze in the competition two years ago in Las Vegas.
